Conveyor Belt Project Using MS Project
Clay1203
conveyor_belt_project_parts_1_and_2.docx***The first two parts have been completed but are included below for reference purposes***
Project Description
The new computer-controlled conveyor belt is an exciting project that moves and positions items on the conveyor belt within <1 millimeter. The project will produce a new system for future installations, and for replacement of those in the field, at a low cost. The computer-controlled conveyor belt has the potential to be a critical unit in 30 percent of the systems installed in factories. The new system is also easier to update with future technologies.
The Project Priority Matrix for the Conveyor Belt Project (CBP) is:
Time Scope Cost
Constrain X
Enhance X
Accept X
Conveyor Belt Project Assignment
· Enter the first task as "Conveyor Belt Project" and then, enter all the project tasks given in Table A2.11. Indent all project tasks except the first task "Conveyor Belt Project”
· Set the project start date as given
· Set the holidays as given
· Enter the activity time estimates
Use your file from Part 1 and the information provided below to complete this exercise
1. Each work package will represent an activity
2. The project begins January 4, 2010
3. The following holidays are observed: January 1, Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4th, Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November), December 25th and December 26th
4. If a holiday falls on a Saturday then Friday will be given as an extra day off, and if it falls on a Sunday, then Monday will be given as a day off
5. The project teams work eight hour days, Monday through Friday
Conveyor Belt Project WBS
Hardware Hardware specifications
Hardware design
Hardware documentation
Prototypes
Order circuit boards
Assemble preproduction models
Operating System Kernel specifications
Drivers
Disk Drivers
Serial I/O drivers
Memory management
Operating system documentation
Network interface
Utilities Utilities specifications
Routine utilities
Complex utilities
Utilities documentation
Shell
System integration Architectural decisions
Integration first phase
System hard/software test
Project documentation
Integration acceptance testing
Table A2.11 (Conveyor Belt Project Schedule)
Activity Description Resource Duration (days) Preceding Activity
1 architectural decisions Design 25 -
2 hardware Development, 50 1
Specifications Design
3 Kernel Design 20 1
specifications
4 Utilities Development, 15 1
Specifications Design
5 Hardware Design, 70 2
design Development
6 Disk drivers Assembly, 100 3
Development
7 Memory Development 90 3
management
8 Operating system Design, 25 3
Documentation Documentation
9 Routine utilities Development 60 4
10 Complex utilities Development 80 4
11 Utilities Documentation, 20 4
Documentation Design
12 Hardware Documentation, 30 5
Documentation Design
13 Integration Assembly, 50 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
First phase Development
14 Prototypes Assembly, 80 13
Development
15 Serial Development 130 13
I/O drivers
16 System Assembly 25 14, 15
Hard/software test
17 Order Purchasing 5 16
Circuit boards
18 Network Development 90 16
interface
19 Shell Development 60 16
20 Project Documentation, 50 16
Documentation Development
21 Assemble Assembly, 30 17F-S, lag 50 days
preproduction Development
models
22 Integrated Assembly, 60 18, 19, 20, 21
Acceptance Development
testing
